Praise
ἔπαινοςStrong’s G1868epainos
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epainos is the Greek word usually translated “praise”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “praise”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- praise 11
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 3
- Romans 2
- Philippians 2
- 1 Peter 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:18And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;
- Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
- Ephesians 1:12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
- Ephesians 1:14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Greek dictionary
ἔπαινος epainos · praise
ἔπ-αινος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for תְּהִלָּה, etc. ;] praise: Rom.2:29 Rom.13:3, 1Co.4:5, 2Co.8:18, Eph.1:6, 12 1:14, Php.1:11 Php.4:8, 1Pe.1:7 2:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “praise” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRAISE, noun
s as z. [Latin pretium.]
- Commendation bestowed on a person for his personal virtues or worthy actions, on meritorious actions themselves, or on any thing valuable; approbation expressed in words or song. praise may be expressed by an individual, and in this circumstance differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are the expression of the approbation of numbers, or public commendation.
- The expression of gratitude for personal favors conferred; a glorifying or extolling.“He hath put a new song into my mouth, even praise to our God” Psalms 40:3
- The object, ground or reason of praise“He is thy praise and he is thy God” Deuteronomy 10:21
All definitions and other forms of “praise”
PRAISE, verb transitive
[Latin tollo, extollo; pretium.]
- To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of personal worth or actions.
- To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works.“PRAISE him, all his angels, praise ye him, all his hosts” Psalms 148:2
- To express gratitude for personal favors.
- To do honor to; to display the excellence of.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.